Lego Me

Lately I've been having so much fun with my Mindstorm NXT Legos, and my son's Legos, that I've been picking up Legos for myself.

I know I know, more proof that I'm a child in a man's body, but for a long time my hobby was cartooning. When cartooning became my job, separating it from down time became harder and harder.

So, in came Legos.

Ahhh...

I can't tell you how much fun I've been having with them, and how totally engrossing they are.

Anyway, I was looking for something to create, and, as you often hear given as advice, I started with what I know; me:

I had to piece this doppelgänger together little by little. I love the flannel shirt!

And here's my desk:

My scanner is on the far left and my new iPhone is charging next to it. There's a coffee mug, a pencil cup, mouse pad... I'm nothing if not detail oriented.

Here I am at my drawing table:

And here I am with a deadline looming:

Here I am before my morning coffee:

And me pretending I'm Tom Richmond:

Here's a recurring dream. I don't know what it means, but I like it:

And, finally, me playing basketball with a viking and Shaquille O'Neal, while Doc Ock and Darth Vader place bets.

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Comments

[Kyle Miller]

That reminds me of the office I built out of Legos, including a copying machine and a break room with a coffee maker and two arcade machines. I've got photos somewhere - I need to dig them up and post them.

[Mike Lynch]

More "Legos Mark in bondage" photos, please!

[Mike WItmer]

That's hilarious. The dream panel cracked me up

[Kyle Miller]

I plan on sneaking into Mark's house and secretly switching his Legos with Megablocks. Much fun will ensue!

[worth]

In the fantasy sequence, I recognize Catwoman; but is the other person supposed to be ROTJ Princess Leia or Carrie Fisher today?

[Kyle Miller]

I think it's supposed to be Poison Ivy, Worth. I'm pretty sure the Lego Princess Leia is yellow. But that begs the question - why aren't the other Lego Batman characters using that color scheme?

[worth]

That explains why Lego Mark Anderson looks the way he does. I thought it was jaundice.

[Andertoons]

OK, non-smartass answer first: Yep, that's Poison Ivy. Lego has been moving its licensed properties to a more flesh colored look. Dunno how far that reaches...

And the smartass answer: There's part of the Lego me that's flesh colored. Wanna see it?

[Andertoons]

And Megablocks?! *vurp!*

[johan]

i love legos!